The village head was confused by his questioning, "This, this is the He family's own house..."

"Bullshit!" Gu Feirui pointed at He Tianshui and said, "He Wang and Liu Fenhua are going to sell him to sacrifice to the river god. As the head of the village, how dare you say you don't know about this!"

At this time, the surrounding villagers began to talk, wondering if Gu Feirui was He Tianshui's mistress, but they also felt that it didn't seem like that considering his attire.

When He Wang saw people from his village coming, he struggled and shouted, "This is my little brother. What does it have to do with you? How dare you come to my house to rob me?"

Liu Fenhua rushed to He Tianshui and started to strangle him, "You troublemaker, you are so stupid and yet you still can't keep quiet, I will beat you to death!"

There was fear in He Tianshui's eyes, but he stood there and didn't even dare to hide. It seemed that the more he hid, the harder he would be beaten.

Gu Lingze grabbed Liu Fenhua's wrist and said, "Is it a crime if he is stupid?" Then he pushed him away. Liu Fenhua sat on the ground and started crying.

Seeing him frown, Zhao Chengmo drew his sword and pointed it at He Wang, "Tell her to shut up."

He Wang's legs were trembling, and before he could open his mouth, Liu Fenhua didn't dare to howl anymore.

At this time, there was a noise outside the door, and the villagers all moved to the sides. It turned out that Shi Yuanqing was leading the yamen runners to look for them.

"My Lord, General, what happened?" Shi Yuanqing was shocked when he saw this scene as soon as he came in.

The village head had met Shi Yuanqing once before. He had just knelt down to pay his respects when he heard these words and was immediately frightened out of his wits.

"My Lord, My Lord General?" He Wang was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly.

Cao Xianrui walked over and briefly told his father-in-law what had happened. Shi Yuanqing's face suddenly became serious when he heard it.

"Someone, arrest He Wang and Liu Fenhua."

At Shi Yuanqing's command, the bailiffs stepped forward and arrested the two men.

Liu Fenhua hurriedly shouted at He Tianshui: "Tianshui! Tianshui! Please beg for mercy for your parents!"

He Tianshui was frightened by him and shrank back, hiding behind Gu Lingze.

Gu Lingze held his wrist and turned sideways to block the figures of the He couple.

After the He couple were taken away, Gu Lingze glanced coldly at He Tianshui's brother and sister. The two of them felt a chill on their backs when they saw this look.

"Let's go."

The villagers knelt on both sides in fear and trepidation, not even daring to raise their heads.

Shi Yuanqing took the yamen runners to escort the He couple back first. The four of them took He Tianshui to the village entrance but found a problem.

Who will take He Tianshui for a ride?

Gu Lingze is not good at riding horses, and the other three are men.

While he was hesitating, Gu Feirui unexpectedly carried He Tianshui directly onto the horse, and took off his cloak and put it on him.

He Tianshui was scared, so the four of them had to ride slowly towards the county town.

"Lingze." Gu Feirui called him softly.

Gu Lingze raised his eyes and looked at him, "What's wrong, second brother?"

"You, you were in Xuyang County, have you ever been bullied like this?" Gu Feirui felt as if his throat was blocked by a piece of cotton and he was almost unable to speak.

Gu Lingze was stunned. He finally understood why the other party was so furious today.

He smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm your brother so awesome, right?"

"You're lying." Gu Feirui choked up, "People's hearts are so evil, you little fool, you..."

Cao Xianrui was a little confused, but looking at the expressions of the three people, he gradually rode farther forward.

Zhao Chengmo tightened his grip on the reins, his fingertips turning white.

Gu Lingze rode his horse closer and put his hand on Gu Feirui's shoulder. "Brother, this is all in the past. Why are you still crying?"

Gu Feirui sniffed, wiped his face randomly and turned his head away, "Who is crying?"

"Okay, okay, my second brother is a general on the battlefield, how could he cry?" He knew that the other party was embarrassed.

"Lingze." Gu Feirui looked at him with red eyes, "If you are bullied in the future, you must tell me immediately, and I will risk my life to avenge you!"

Seeing him like this, Gu Lingze's eyes warmed up and he nodded, "I will definitely tell my second brother and ask him to help me vent my anger."

The four of them returned to the county government office together. Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Wang asked his wife to prepare a meal.

"It's just some simple food, please forgive me, sirs."

After several people sat down, He Tianshui stood there motionless.

Gu Lingze patted the stool on his left and said softly, "Sit here."

He Tianshui glanced at him and sat down trembling.

Gu Feirui picked up the steamed bun on the table and put it into his bowl, "Eat it." Unexpectedly, when he put his hand away, he accidentally touched the plate, making a sound.

He Tianshui quickly grabbed the steamed bun, ran to the corner, and ate it with his head in his hands.

The look on his face was the same as the one he would have when being beaten while eating, and everyone felt uncomfortable seeing this.

Gu Feirui stood up and prepared to bring the other person back to the table, but Gu Lingze stopped him.

"Just let him eat there. He'll feel safe this way."

Although Gu Feirui didn't quite understand what security meant, he understood that it probably meant peace of mind, so he didn't go over.

When it was night, Gu Lingze planned to go to Baishui River.

Originally, there were only four of them going together, but Shi Yuanqing insisted on going along.

After all, the three of them came to deal with the matters under his jurisdiction, so there was no reason for him to stay here and enjoy the leisure time.

Since the prefect had gone, the county magistrate would naturally follow him.

"Take He Tianshui with you."

Gu Feirui was stunned, "Why bring him along?"

Gu Lingze smiled and said, "You'll know if you take it with you."

Shi Yuanqing had a vague feeling that Gu Lingze's identity was not simple, but he didn't dare to speculate and could only keep it in his heart.

When we reached the river, the water was still as turbulent as it was during the day.

Gu Lingze took out a talisman from his sleeve, shook his right hand, and the yellow paper began to burn.

"Come out." After saying that, he waved the talisman in his hand, and the flying ashes floated slowly into the surging river.

Shi Yuanqing and County Magistrate Wang looked at each other, not knowing what this was doing.

"I have a short temper. You'd better not keep me waiting too long."

"One." With a clang, the Mo Shuang sword broke through the air.

"Two." Gu Lingze gripped the hilt of the sword.

"three."

As soon as he finished speaking, the river water suddenly calmed down and a young man walked out of the river.

Shi Yuanqing and County Magistrate Wang took several steps back in an instant, gasping in fear.

"Wu Xuan pays his respects to Master Tianshi." The man raised his head, and Gu Feirui and the others were also surprised.

"You, you are the Taoist priest from the daytime!"

County Magistrate Wang felt like he was about to faint. How could Taoist Wu get out of the river without a drop of water on his body?

Wu Xuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"If I hadn't seen that you had clean breath, I wouldn't have let you go during the day."

Wu Xuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Tianshi."